Bristol university chemistry lab evacuated in explosive scare

A university building was evacuated after a student accidentally made the same explosive that was used in the Paris terror attacks. The University of Bristol said triacetone triperoxide (TATP) was “unintentionally formed” in its chemistry laboratory on 3 February.

Police, fire service and bomb disposal experts were called to the building and carried out a controlled explosion of the substance. No one was injured in the incident. Continue reading.